Flying-machine.



M- .H. WHALEN.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30. 1911 1,021,496. 7 Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

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APPLICATION FILED D130. 30, 1911.

' 1,021,496, Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

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. Ana/mar MICHAEL H. WHALEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. i

FLYING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 30. 1911.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912. Serial No. 668.603.

To all relzmni? may concern Be it known that l..\ln'u.\m. ll. \VHALEN. acitiZen of the United States. and resident of New York. in the'county ofNew' York and State of Xew York. have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Flying-.\lachines. of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to flying machines and more especially tobiplanes carrying beneath them a body or frame for the operator andmotors. The device is moreover equipped with side planes or ailerons asa safeguard against accidents and as a meansfor establishing equilibriumand maintaining same. and it is also provided with pontoons at its lowerside in order to move on the water if it should be desired to l alighton same.

These and other objects and details of the invention will be more fullydescribed in the following specification. set forth in the claims andillustrated in the drawings,'

wherein,

Flgure 1 1s a side elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a front view of same. Fig. 5) is a sectional plan view of thedevice.

This device practleally provides for the ordinary biplane with a spaceat a central point in which is located the body which comprises a frameof'light material preferably covered with canvas or it may be of openwork in order to lighten the structure and to prevent resistance. whichthe fabric itselfmight offer to the wind.

The divided planes which are separated by the body 5 are of the usualstructure such as. commonly employed in devices of this nature. and aresecured to uprights G downturned-ends 1'2 and 13 and they are providedwith proper braces 14 and guy- 'wires 15, which make a solid andsubstantial structure. not liable to sustain damage but strong enough tofulfil the functions for which they are intended. Near the outer ends ofthese planes are additional uprights lb and 17 at each side of themachine and the e uprightswith uprights-t) and 7 carry at their upperends the inclined plane 18 and a concave plane 19. the latterbe'inglocated below the inclined plane.

(arried by suitable cross pieces in the frame work of the divided planesare propellers 20 and 21. making four in all which are used to drive themachine through the air while'it. bein operated for aeronautiealnavigation. or the purpose of driving these propellers. two engines '22and 23. are provided and may be so eonneeted as to work in unison or ifdesired. but one set of the operators seat in the middle of the body' 5.

At the rear of the body is a rudder '27 which mavbe operated by means ofa wheel.-

bnt it is obvious that both of the operating wheels may be mounted onthe same shaft so as to .turnindependently to direct its respectiv!deflector or rudder.

Suitably guy-wires 29 are provided at the sides of the machine and whichconnect the upper plane with the divided planesso astobrace.andstrengthcn the whole device. The body 5 is mounted on wheels30 for use. while the machine is steering-or alighting, and springs 31are interposed in order to provide sufficient resiliency for alighting.At the outside of the wheels "and carried by cross bars 32 on the lowerside of the body. are pontoons 33 consisting of cigar shaped structuresof light metal made air tight and further braces by means of g'.11v-wires 34, connecting the planes 12 and 13 withthe axle of the wheels.\Vhen it is desired therefore to alight upon water, the pontoons readilyfloat the machine and the arrange- --ment of same is sufficient toeventually sustain the machine on the water until it is desired toascend. when, by operating-the engines and properly turning thedeflector 25,- the machine will leave the water or ground and graduallyascend.

This device is provided with more than usual floating means while in theair on acbeneath the inclined plane, a deflector, a

count of the many planes which are so eco noniieal and convenientlydisposed, and the weight is wholly bel w the surface of the largerplanes and partly below the smaller planes so that there is no danger ofoverturning. and thorough stabilityis secured by this arrangement.

This device provides for little work by the operator. it is onlynecessary for him to start the engine then operate the deflector andpropeller, but no unnecessary work such as deflecting ot' the plaues-isrequired of him.

rudder, and motors for thepropellers.

In a flying machine, the combination .with a body mounted on wheels,lateral to the body, uprights carried by the lateral planes, an inclinedplane at the top of the uprights, a convex plane beneath same, adellector, a rudder, means for operating the rudder and the deflector,and engines for i driving the propellers.

It is obvious that the parts may be moditied or otherwise arrangedwithout departing from the essential f atures above described.

'hat I claim as new and desire to secure with a body, of planesextending from the sides of the body. pro iellcrs carried by the saidplanes, uprights extending from the planes and body, an inclined planeat the upper end of the uprights, a convex plane 4. In a flying machine,the combination with a body extending the length of same, lateral planeson each side of the body, braces connecting the same, propellers carriedby the planes. uprights carried by the body and by the planes, aninclined plane extending the length of the machine and carried by theuprights, a convex plane beneath same, motors for the propellers, adeflector, a rudder, wheels and springs for the body, cross bars beneaththebody, pontoons beneath the cross bars and guys connecting the axlesof the wheels with the outer ends of the lower planes to support thepontoons.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York thisQtith day of December A. D. 1911.

MICHAEL H. \VI-IALEN.

\Vitnesses lsniolnz R. Lirrrrz, JAMES F. DUIIAMEL.

